Syrian President Bashar Hafez al-Assad speaks to Syrian diplomats, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. President al-Assad blasted the West, rejecting any security cooperation or reopening of embassies in Damascus before those countries cut relations with opposition groups. In the speech, President al-Assad praised Russia, Iran, China and Lebanon’s Hezbollah for supporting his government.

The Syrian Arab Armed Forces and Allies officially launched the Operation to retake the Syrian Desert toward the Syrian-Iraqi borders.

In the first phase of the operation, SAA and Allies secured an area of 1300km2, isolated the remaining pockets in Eastern Damascus that might cause disturbances in the Capital and placed them under complete siege cutting them off from the Desert and from there to the Jordanian borders where they get their arms and funds; and also secured al-Seen airbase from any possible threat by these terrorist groups.

Simultaneously, the Syrian Arab Army and Allies launched an operation in the Eastern Countryside of Aleppo after successfully blocking an Turkish activity in the area.

Alongside an operation from Palmyra in which the Syrian troops secured the hilltops overseeing the roads toward Palmyra and thus making any possible flanking by ISIS or any other group a suicide before continuing their push deeper in the Syrian Desert.

Today, and despite every foreign effort to hold them back, the Syrian Arab Armed Forces and their Allies initiated their operations in the Syrian Desert from multiple axes and simultaneously; and for the first time, the breaching units were not transported between axes, today all the units are at the same level of experience, training and readiness; launched what could be the largest operation SAA launched since the beginning of the war, and one of the most discrete operations we came to see yet…

A report said on Friday that the Syrian Army sent a large number of fresh forces to the Damascus-Baghdad highway in the Southern part of the country to reinforce contingents bombed by the United States Air Forces.

Hundreds of the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi fighters have also poured into the Southeastern countryside of Damascus in the last ten days, taking up positions alongside the Syrian Army troops and their allies.

The AMN reported that the Iraqi fighters, comprised of forces from the Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd Al-Shaabi), greatly outnumber the Hezbollah forces in Southern Syria.

It added that similar to Hezbollah’s field operations along the Lebanese border since 2013, the Iraqi paramilitaries are poised to not only secure the Baghdad-Damascus Highway, but also, seal the border to the terrorists………………………….

As an Iraqi whose family comes from Kufa, and on behalf of all Iraqis who not only stand with Syria in word but also in deed and blood, I would like to sincerely and deeply apologize to all my Syrian brothers and sisters for the absolutely despicable new statement of Muqtada al-Sadr. What actually came out of his mouth is shocking… Simply shocking: “I think it would be fair for President Bashar al-Assad to offer his resignation and step down in love for Syria, to spare it the woes of war and terrorism and take a historic, heroic decision before it’s too late.” Not only is this asinine and traitorous, it is also patently false.

And considering his Peace Brigades (Saraya al-Salaam) have been absent from just about every single major battle against the Takfiri terrorist scourge in Iraq (and have been in nowheresville on Syria), he really should just keep his sideways-mouth closed and his two-faced comments to himself. Continuing on his current path not only brings dishonor to the Iraqi moujahideen who are standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Syrian Arab Army in the fight against ISIS and in preparation for liberating the Golan Heights, but also his martyred father Ayatollah Muhammad Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr (R.A.), martyred uncle Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (R.A.) and his disappeared cousin Sayyed Moussa al-Sadr (may he be returned to us soon), all of whom stood with the Moustazafeen (oppressed ones) and firmly against all Zio-Imperialist aggressions no matter what.

Al-Sadr does not speak for Iraq, nor Iraqi public opinion, nor represent them.

Syrian Air Defense shots down one of 4 Israeli warplanes targeting military site near Palmyra.

The General Command of the Army and the Armed Forced announced on Friday that the Syrian air defense downed one of four Israeli warplanes that violated the Syrian airspace and targeted a military site in the eastern countryside of Homs.

According to a statement by the Command, the four Israeli aircrafts violated the Syrian airspace in al-Breij area through the Lebanese territories at 2:40 am.

The Israeli warplanes targeted a military site near Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, said the Army’s Command, confirming that the Syria air defense forces confronted the enemy’s aircrafts and shot down one of them inside the occupied territories, hit another and forced the other two to withdraw.

Do not believe the Zionist lies. Their aircraft were not targeting a convoy of trucks carrying ground-to-ground missiles bound for Hizbollah bases in the Lebanon.

In fact, the bombers were targeting Syrian Army operations near Palmyra, specifically those having to do with removal of rats from oil and gas fields which ISIS desperately needs to keep its cash flow viable…………
…REPORTS…

The spokesman for Iraq’s al-Nujaba Movement, a major Shiite resistance group, announced that the movement has formed a special brigade to liberate Golan Heights from the Zionist regime of Israel.

Speaking at a press conference held at the Tasnim News Agency central office on Wednesday, Seyed Hashem al-Moussavi highlighted the involvement of al-Nujaba forces in the Syrian government’s military campaign against foreign-backed terrorists and said they will not leave Syria until “the last terrorist” leaves the Arab country.

“After recent victories (in Syria), we have established the Golan Liberation Brigade,” he said, adding that the forces are well-trained.

He went on to say that the Golan Liberation Brigade is comprised of highly-equipped special forces, who have not left a region unless they ended a conflict there.

The al-Nujaba Movement is an offshoot of Iraqi voluntary forces, also known as the Popular Mobilization Units or Hashid al-Shaabi, which is active both in Iraq and Syria…(…)…

The Pentagon has quietly ordered fresh deployments of Special Operations troops to the Middle East and North Africa as the U.S. intensifies its military engagement in Yemen, according to a report.

The moves signal that the U.S. military appears to be launching a more aggressive campaign against al-Qaeda in Yemen, as well as Daesh in Syria and some regions of North Africa, ABC News reported, citing former and current military officials.

A veteran of 20 years of secret military operations said the administration of President Donald Trump has broadened the authority for more such operations overseas………………

(1)~ The Syrian Army’s missile and artillery units targeted the gatherings and positions of Al-Nusra Front (recently renamed to Fatah al-Sham Front) in Northern Quneitra on Saturday, killing several terrorists including Al-Nusra’s major agent responsible for contacts with Israeli forces.

(2)~ Based on Syrian Military Intelligence data a Syrian Artillery Regiment conducted strikes against a group of terrorists first line commanders and during their presence in al-Tulol al-Homr (Arabic for the Red Hills) specifically in the area located between Bet Jin town in the Southwestern Suburbs of Damascus and al-Hadar town in Northern al-Qunaitira.

Three terrorists high level commanders were hit including the number one hand of Zionists in the South known as Mohammad Iyad Kamal (code name “Moro”)……………………………………

(3)~ Israel has sent its troops on repeated spying missions to a village located half a kilometer inside Syria’s territory in an incident caught on camera, a Tel Aviv-based TV says.

Media sources said that Turkey has cut off the Euphrates River flow to Northern Syria, forcing the Tishrin dam and its hydropower plant in Eastern Aleppo to stop operation .

Jahineh news reported that Turkey has closed off the flow of water in the Euphrates River that runs from its Southern territories to Northern Syria.

The Euphrates River is the main source of water reservoir behind the Tishrin Dam, and The news website said the shortage of water in the Dam has stopped its Hydropower plant’s power generation for Aleppo city.

Jahineh added that water in Assad Lake and behind the Tishrin Dam is at its lowest level and insufficient for pumping into the turbines of the Tishrin hydropower plant…………………………

Premier Khamis: “Media outlets of friendly countries play a large role in exposing falsehood of western media”.

“The media of the resistance has succeeded to win the battle of the word and has been able to penetrate the Western public opinion and change its disposition and convey the truth about events”, Tourjman said.

He noted that the Syrian media has not been fighting alone, but has rather been accompanied with “a unified media front that started with the axis of the resistance in Lebanon and Iran along with many media outlets of the friendly countries.”

Civilians in the town of Kafr Naboudeh in Northern Hama engaged in heavy fighting with Ahrar al-Sham and Jeish al-Nasr, killing several terrorists including a field commander, news websites affiliated to terrorist groups disclosed.

The websites said that residents of Kafr Nabouden started clashing with the terrorists of Ahrar al-Sham and Jeish al-Nasr that had attacked Kafr Naboudeh and tried to enter the town.

The media outlets added that the civilians blocked terrorists’ path into the town, defending Syrian army soldiers deployed in Kafr Naboudeh.

Fierce clashes broke out between the pro-government civilians and terrorists at Kafr Naboudeh entrace gate, leaving several militants dead including commander of Jund al-Sonah Brigade known as Abu Hazen, said the websites………………..

The Turkish security forces are training some Syrians as part of a force to take action in the areas which they occupy in northern Syria.

According to the ‘Yeni Shafak’ newspaper, translated by the Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar, 450 Syrians undergo a training by the Turkish armed forces to be deployed into the main Syrian-occupied Turkish cities.

It should function as a guarantee for the security of the area.

“Turkey wants to train up to 5,000 police officers as part of this project,” added the paper, with a video of training during which the trained fighters chant slogans, including: “Allahou- Akbar against all oppressors! Long live Turkey! Long live Erdogan! Long live free and worthy Syria!”………………….

DEIR EZZUR: People in Southeastern Deir Ezzur intensified protests against ISIL (Daesh, ISIS, IS), and engaged in street battles with them in two towns along the Euphrates River.

People in the towns of al-Mayadeen and al-Ashareh stormed several ISIL centers and set fire on them.

The popular uprising broke out after the ISIL terrorists’ advanced against the Syrian Army troops in the Southern and Southwestern outskirts of Deir Ezzur and cut off the a key road connecting the city to a military airport.

Residents of al-Mayadeen also set fire on several vehicles of ISIL’s so-called special police.
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DEIR EZZUR: Entire members of a group of ISIL (Daesh, ISIS, IS) terrorists were killed in an unprecedented attack by unknown assailants on their base in Deir Ezzur.

A media source disclosed that several unknown assailants have stormed one of an ISIL position in the village of Hatleh.

The attackers first made all the 9 members of the group unconscious and then killed them………..

Terrorists assassinated Ahmad al-Ghadban, one of the coordinators of the reconciliation in Wadi Barada area in Damascus Countryside.

Local sources told SANA that terrorists shot al-Ghadban on Saturday evening after he exited a meeting with leaders of armed groups in Ayn al-Figeh village, killing him.

An agreement was reached on Friday for resolving the status of militants in Wadi Barada who are willing to turn themselves in and hand over their weapons, while the militants who are not originally from the area and who reject the agreement will be transported to Idleb countryside.

The agreement also stipulates for allowing repair and maintenance team to enter Ayn al-Figeh spring to repair damage caused to it by terrorist attacks.

The US-led international coalition has been systematically bombing the Syrian infrastructure since 2012 and has not targeted Daesh-held oil facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday.
“Outgoing CIA head Brennan is well aware of the fact that long before the start of the Russian campaign, the international coalition has been systematically destroying Syria’s economic infrastructure to weaken the legitimate government as much as possible, heedless of burdens for civilians resulting in millions of refugees,” he said.

The Turkish government has recruited Syrian male refugees between the ages of 18 and 35 to fight beside its mercenaries within the framework of the Euphrates Shield Operation in Northern Syria.

The Arabic-language al-Hadath news website said in a Thursday report that while sources close to the terrorist groups deny such reports, media activists close to the dissidents have confirmed the revelations and released images showing white buses in Gaziantep are used for transferring the refugees back the battlefields in Northern Syria.

“The Turkish authorities force any Syrian refugee of eligible age to get on the white buses to be taken back to Northern Syria to fight in Ankara’s Euphrates Shield Operations,” the report added….

Civilians’ continued demonstrations in the border town of Jarabulus forced the Ankara-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) militants to leave the town, local sources disclosed on Sunday.
The sources said that people in Jarabulus took control over the town yesterday after days of continued demonstrations against the FSA militants’ presence in their region.
The FSA that is backed by the Turkey-led Euphrates Shield Operation was forced to take all its affiliated groups out of Jarabulus and handed over control of the town to its residents.
People in their demonstrations had called for the full and immediate exit of the Euphrates Shield’s members.
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Media sources revealed on Saturday that the Turkish Army suffered heavy death toll in its so-called anti-ISIL operation in Northern Syria and was growingly entangled in waves of problems with no way out.
The Turkish soldiers and Ankara-backed militant groups faced firm resistance of ISIL in the town of al-Bab in Northern Aleppo. ISIL used it suicide combatants, which surprised the Turkish army and its militant allies and inflicted major losses on them. The Turkish army’s casualties have been unprecedentedly high since the start of Euphrates Shield Operation in August 24….

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani underlined that the UN Security Council’s resolution to deploy UN observers to Aleppo to monitor evacuations is useless and ignores dispatch of humanitarian aid to people who are besieged by the terrorists.

“Approval of the UNSC’s Resolution 2328 last night was a move to continue the past destructive measures and paves the ground for the intelligence and military agents of the countries which support terrorism to enter Aleppo in disguise as observers,” Shamkhani told reporters in Tehran on Tuesday.

“In this resolution, no role has been foreseen for the legal Syrian government and only the issue of safe evacuation of militants from Aleppo has been paid attention instead of prioritizing the issue of aiding the people who are under the terrorists’ siege in Syria,” he added…..

Aleppo is to be declared a completely liberated city by Damascus any moment now as Jeish Al-Fatah terrorists are now left with only four city districts in the South-East after the Syrian army troops and popular forces captured two more neighborhoods.

Mercenary-terrorist gangs retreated from more districts in Aleppo city as the Syrian Arab Army and its allies are in the final stages of recapturing the city after months of battle with thousands of terrorists.

The Syrian soldiers and Hezollah forces managed to drive members of the Jeish Al-Fatah coalition of terrorist groups out of Bustan al-Qasr (Bustan al-Kaser) and al-Kelaseh districts in Aleppo city, squeezing the militants in a very small area with two choices: surrunder or die.

Jeish Al-Fatah, a conglomerate of terrorist groups under the command of the Al-Nusra Front sustained numerous casualties in Aleppo on Monday. The backbone of the umbrella group is made of Al-Nusra units, while militants from 12 other terrorist groups, including Ahrar Al-Sham, are all members of Jeish al-Fatah.

According to a Syrian military source, pro-government forces are in “the final moments before declaring ultimate victory” in Aleppo, as the neighborhoods of al-Ansari, al-Mashhad, al-Zabdiyeh and al-Sukri are the only regions still under terrorists’ control….>>>…

The U.S. warplanes launched airstrikes on Iraqi army troops in the city of Mosul in Nineveh province again, killing tens of government soldiers and injuring many others, informed military sources disclosed.

“Several Iraqi army’s military vehicles, including 8 BMP and 4 Humvee vehicles were destroyed in addition to leaving at least 90 soldiers dead and over 100 others injured in the US airstrikes which took place in al-Moshrefeh town on Friday,” an informed source in the Iraqi army said.

The US airstrikes also resulted in the withdrawal of the Iraqi forces from some newly-liberated districts in Mosul city and a number of Iraqi troops were also captured as a result of the US air raids.

The US warplanes had struck the village of al-Rahyat on November 29 and al-Saheliyeh region on November 21 which resulted in the death and injury of tens of Iraqi army troops and inflicted heavy on Iraq’s infrastructures.

In mid-October, Deputy Chief of the Nineveh Provincial Council Noureddin Qablan announced that the US-led coalition warplanes have launched airstrikes on an army base in Nineveh province, killing several soldiers…>>>…>>>…

And there it is! Aleppo has been liberated! Let me say it again: Aleppo, Syria’s second city, soon-to-be-restored economic hub and one of the oldest most continuously inhabited cities on Earth, is free! The Syrian Arab Republic, its Resistance Axis allies and Vladimir Putin’s Russia pulled it off!

Whose tears are sweeter and more copious right now?
The happy tears of Aleppo’s people, whose city is reunified and free of terrorism for the first time in five years?
Or the wailing, overwhelmed, defeated, suicidally depressed tears of Syria’s enemies in the usurping Zionist entity, the American ZOG, the British ZOG, the French ZOG, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Neo-Ottoman Turkey, who armed, financed and backed the Takfiri ‘Goy’ Golem to the teeth only to watch it get epically crushed?

It’s truly hard to tell and I must say, such a mystery is glorious! Told y’all that something miraculous was going down in Halab and the Syrian Arab Army alongside its steadfast comrades have made that miracle a tangible reality and a soaring, HISTORIC triumph!

Syria’s defenders began the day with a bang, blasting through Takfiri terrorist defense lines and freeing a whopping 8 districts.
These recaptured regions included:
– Jouret Awwad,
– Karm al-Qaterji,
– Turbat Lala,
– Al-Marjeh,
– Sheikh Lutfi,
– Karz Dada,
– Karm al-Maysar
– and the big one, Al-Shaar, which was the “moderate” head-choppers’ most fortified piece of territory and their most strategic position in all of eastern Aleppo other than the Old City….>>>…

Something miraculous is happening in eastern Aleppo. The Syrian Arab Army and its allies have already liberated more than 60% of the area and are moving–incredibly fast, to be clear–towards taking the remaining 40% before year’s end.

They’ve already regained numerous ultra-strategic districts, namely Sakhour, Hanano and Tariq al-Bab–which gives them full control over the road to Aleppo International Airport and which connects the east and west axes of the city–and despite losing the key district of Sheikh Sa’eed after briefly freeing it, fierce fighting is ongoing and it should return to the hands of Resistance forces imminently.

As Iran and Russia advise and oversee, reinforcements from the SAA’s mighty 4th Mechanized Division and the Republican Guard as well as Hizbullah, Palestinian paramilitary group Liwa Al-Quds and Iraq’s Harakat al-Nujaba and Kata’ib Hizbullah are on the way to mount what can be deemed the most important offensive of the entire war: the final push into the remaining pockets of east Aleppo still under terrorist occupation, an operation that will liberate the city in its entirety.

The Mad Takfiri Tyrant Erdogan attempted to change the game by declaring his forces were in Syria to oust democratically elected President Bashar al-Assad but was immediately reprimanded and put back in his place like a misbehaved puppy by Vladimir Putin.

Zionist Jew John Kerry (real name: Kohn) has been frantically campaigning behind the scenes for a ceasefire and Russia, while paying him diplomatic lip service, continues supporting the SAA’s progression at all levels.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are all throwing their blood-and-oil-stained hands up in the air in disbelief as they realize all the anti-aircraft missiles and other armaments they sent to their proxies in September and October have had no effect on the Mouqawamah Storm.

The usurping Zionist entity launched air strikes on Damascus a few days ago to distract from Aleppo as well as the near collapse of the Wahhabi mercenaries in the Damascus countryside, but failed to get the SAA to take the bait.

In other words, the enemies of Syria all know what’s about to happen and despite their continued collective freak-out, they finally realize they are out of options.

It has hit them, smack dab in the jaw, that they’re defeated and Aleppo will be restored to whom it ACTUALLY belongs: Syria’s people, army and government.

NOTICE TO READERS

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